2001 Moss Wood Chardonnay

Notes sourced from Moss Wood.

A very typical Moss Wood Chardonnay. The colour is deep straw, with green tints. On the nose it is strongly perfumed with a combination of grapefruit, peach, and rockmelon fruit aromas and rich notes like orange marmalade (Rose's traditional, of course!). Complexity is provided by caramel from malolactic fermentation, lees and roasted nuts and cedary oak.
The flavours are generous ripe melon and peach, with an attractive mouthfeel, good length and texture. The acidity is lively but not dominant and tannin completes a firm but balanced structure. On the finish the wine shows spicy, toasty oak that provides linger.
This is a fine, elegant Chardonnay with impressive power and over the next two to three years can be enjoyed for its fruit generosity but will also repay long term cellaring. A recent tasting of the 1991 Moss Wood Chardonnay confirmed the ability of the wine to become even more complex and enjoyable after extended maturation.